Summer Open-Air Markets

Illustration: Watercolor and pen and ink by Black Elephant Blog author

Today was the first day of the year for a Saturday morning market, marking the official beginning of summer for this neighborhood!  It was a busy scene; hence, not a lot of blank white space in the sketch.

Nearby, a tall fountain was the centerpiece for more practice urban sketching, this time in a plaza ringed with trees.

Illustration: On-site sketch with pen and ink and watercolor by Black Elephant Blog author

But elsewhere, clearly some preferred to be distant from the crowds!

Illustration: On-site sketch in pen and ink and watercolor by Black Elephant Blog author